Java Bean Grand Opening

Today’s is the first day of business – GRAND OPENING – for Java Bean on Market Street.  I happened to be in the area so I dropped by to see what it was all about and grab a cup of coffee (Actually, I dumped out a perfectly good mug of home roasted coffee to test this place out).  Java Bean is located in the Marcourt Building beneath the Bridge Condominiums.  It’s a large and open space with enough tables and chairs for a substantial contingent of customers.  The coffee was decent.  The space is nice in that pseudo industrial heavy use of concrete sort of way.  I like that sort of thing.  There were at least six people in line when I left – so customers appear to be trying it out – but it’ll be good to see more folks sitting about using the wi-fi and doing business in the space.  I was a bit surprised by the window tagline “Home of the Panini Sandwich”.  I always wondered where paninis came from.  Now I know.  Market street in Tacoma.  Can any place open for an hour claim to be the home of anything?  Java Bean opens at 6:30 am.

The question now is what’s next for this neighborhood.  We have two coffee shops within spitting distance of each other, several condos, rumors of grocery store down the street.  Could this be the start of a true mixed use neighborhood? 

Today and tomorrow all food and drinks are 50% off – by the way.